Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-20
WAR RUM0RS LESS THICK
BISMARCK NO LONGER COM
PEELED TO RELY ON THEM.

A Government Victory in the Elections
To-Morrow Now Generally Conceded
The Government Not Counting ON
Very Large Majority-How the Know
ing Ones Figure Out the Result,
BERLIN. Feb. 19.--The North German
Gazette, Prince Bismarck's organ, says
that if another dissolution Of the Reich
stag be needed the Emperor will issue
personal appeal to the nation.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE ELECTION.
There is pause in the intensity Of the
electoral conflict, pending Mondays poll
ing. The committees everywhere con-
tinue active, but there is a momentary
lull In the public agitation. There Is also
significant subsidence in the war ru-
mors. This, the opposition say, is be-
cause the government no longer con-
siders such rumors necessary to
excite the celebrates. Though official
circles are sure Of victory they are
much less confident that their majority
will be large. Their most sanguine esti-
mates increase the number of Conserva-
tives from 7S to Sc, and the National Lib
erals from 80 to so, and reduces the
Freisinnigen from 81 to 30, leaving the
other sections about the same as
before the septennate. Tne ma
jority is dependent upon a split In
the Centre party, in which IL Is
calculated there are SO trieunisJs against
80 septennists. IL this estimate is real
lied and the government fails to obtain q
submissive majority for all its purposes,
the new Reichstag will vote for the mill
tary bill, but will be equally ready, as
was the last Reiohstag, to resist Bis
marckian projects for securing perma-
nent supplies.
HOPES OF The SOCIALISTS.
The Socialists hope to return thirty
four candidates, an increase OF ten over
their number in the last ReIchstag. The
Progressists are the only party with mod
crate expectations. They will be graft
fed if they retain their former force. The
results of the elections will be known
definitely Tuesday night.
The search of houses in Alsace and
Lorraine for suspected adherents Of the
French Patriotic League still continues,
and numerous persons nave been arrest
ed, including several prominent manu-
facturers of Milhausen and merchants Of
Strasbourg.
SEARCHING THE HOUSES.
The journal OF Alsace says that no in
eliminating documents have been found,
but the order of the chief procurator
sending a number OF prisoners to Leipslc
for trial charged with high treason is
based upon evidence obtained from the
police lists of the members of the league,
| from orders Issued by the Alsatian COM
mittee and from other papers.
A conference of the Railway Military
| Commission on the mobilization has been
held at Weisbaden, which was attended
| by delegates from all the German rail-
| ways and numerous army officers. EX-
| haustive arrangements for scheme of
| transit were completed. Absolute secrecy
is maintained regarding The plans formed.
FRANCE CONCENTRATING
PARIS, Feb. 19.-All the French troops
| have been recalled from Madagascar, ex-
cept four companies, which are to rema in
at Diego Duarez.
HuNGARY's PREPARATIONS.
PEsTH, Feb. 19.-The lower house of
| the Hungarian Diet by unanimous vote
to-day passed the extra credit of S3,110,
600 for the equipment of the Hungarian
| landwehr.
JACoBINTs MANIFESTO.
| STRAsBoURG, Feb. 10.-VerY Rev. DR..
| Stumpf, coadJutor to the Roman Catholic
Bishop of StrasbOurg, has issued letter
to the clergy of the diocese condemning
the manifesto of Cardinal Jacobini direct
ing the Centre party OF Germany to sup
port the septennate. The doctor declares
that the Cardinals views corresponded
neither with the Pope's ideas nor in.
structions.
RUSsIA's INNOCENCE.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 19.-The Jour.
nal de st. Petersburg denies that Russia
has impeded the settlement OF the Bulga-
rian difficulty and says: 1.-The. British
Blue Book shows who is responsible FOL
the original disturbance in Bulgaria
The English press should seek the cause
elsewhere than in Russia"
1t is estimated that Russian securities
to the value of $125,000,0 900 have beer
bought back from Berlin by Russian
operators during the present year.
AUSTRIA'S BUDGET.
VIENNA, Feb. l9.-The Budget Commit
tee OF the Reichsrath, by a unanimous
vote, have agreed to credit OF $4,000, 0O(
f1orins for the equipment OF the landwehi
and landsturm.